CREPITATION is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CREPITATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CREPITATION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CREPITATION is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CREPITATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
crepitationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CREPITATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CREPITATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CREPITATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CREPITATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A soft crackling or grating sound, such as that heard in diseased lungs or felt in a broken bone.
Doctors listen for crepitation with a stethoscope to detect fluid in the lungs. The same word covers the grating feel of bone ends rubbing together. Outside medicine it is occasionally used for any dry crackle, like burning twigs.
How CREPITATION is used
Crepitation is a clinical term used in examinations and reports.
- The doctor noted crepitation at the base of the left lung.
- A fracture may produce crepitation when the limb is moved.
- There was a faint crepitation as he crushed the dry leaves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CREPITATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CREPITATION
1 longer words begin with CREPITATION.
Shorter words from the letters in CREPITATION
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Common questions about CREPITATION
- Is CREPITATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CREPITATION, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CREPITATION worth?
- CREPITATION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CREPITATION mean?
- A soft crackling or grating sound, such as that heard in diseased lungs or felt in a broken bone.
- What letters can be added to CREPITATION?
- CREPITATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CREPITATION:
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